Updating your Raspberry Pi is very important for coders and makers and serves as a useful practice if you are hoping to get the maximum amount of features out of your Pi. No matter what version of the Raspberry Pi you are working with, you will want to keep your system updated and you can generally do so with the
The recipient of our $500 EdTech grant for the month of June is Jean Daley, a librarian from the Erving Public Library in Erving, MA! Jean is committed to helping the kids in her community learn more about and with technology and will now be able to introduce them to coding and learning in new ways!
With ISTE 2019 going on this week, we thought we’d take a closer look at one of today’s most popular classroom tools in Seesaw. Seesaw is essentially an application that allows classroom teachers to gain greater insights and organization when it comes to their students’ progress. It’s also free and a great way for students to demonstrate their learning.
Irina Tuule discusses how the roles for the teacher have evolved from what they once were into what they’ve become. Shifts in the resources available to educators and in the ways in which students learn have helped catalyze necessary changes to the very methods teachers use to teach. They’re no longer the sage on the stage and they’re typically not
To kick off the start of the summer months, we’re offering educators access to some of our best deals ever. While supplies last, you can enjoy 50 percent off select EdTech tools on our store. So, if you’re looking to get your summer classroom shopping done early and prepare all your EdTech tools for the start of the upcoming school
It seemed fitting to go with Braingenie to coincide with the release of Aladdin—yes, the new one. Although we’re fairly sure it won’t compare to the glory days of Disney movies, it is nevertheless a part of our lives now. Braingenie is an online resource through which math and science teachers can find games and challenges for their students.
Our twice-weekly newsletter is a great resource for educators to subscribe to and an excellent tool for them to learn about many of the advancements in EdTech as well as the additions to our store. There are a variety of topics that enter our subscribers’ inboxes every week, so we thought we’d offer a taste of what you could be
In the final installment of a short video series, two of our co-founders, Irina and Rick, are back to discuss one of the most important ways in which we help teachers. Since teachers often don’t have ample time to research and vet every interesting educational technology tool themselves, we’ve made it our mission to do that for them and help free up
Though Instructables has been around for quite a while now, it’s still a very valuable resource for STEM teachers or any educator who is looking for some inspirational project ideas. Instructables is home to an online library of various projects completed by students, teachers, hobbyists, and everyone in between.
The buzz around the implementation of personalized learning in education isn’t simply a trendy way to weave some new approach into the classroom. Personalized learning, though sometimes challenging to fully implement, has been shown to work and offer each child a tailor-made learning experience.
